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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
MENTAL POWERS OF IDIOTS.
Extraordinary Precocity of Mind I'm Ger
tain Directions-wonderfu Memory.

Extraordinary Precocity of Mind in Ger
tain MISREPRESENTATION Memory.
1t is strange but well known fact
that in many persons who are idiotic or
but little removed from the mental con-
dition of idiots certain powers of the
mind may be developed to an extraordin-
airy degree. Remarkable precocity in the
power of arithmetical calculations is fire.
quently combined with a positive de-
ficiency in other directions. In institu-
tons devoted to the care of feeble minded
children such examples are nearly always
present. Deficient in some faculties,
others are developed to excess. Some
such can carve and draw with great skill.
Extraordinary memory is often met with,
associated with very great defect of
reasoning. One boy, in reading Gibbons
Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire"
slipped a line on the third page at his
first perllsal Ever after, when reciting
from memory the stately periods of Glib
bon, he would. on coming to the third
page, skip the line and retrace his steps,
Just as when he first recommitted the
passage to memory.
Often memory takes the form of re-
membering dates and past events. One
boy never failed to tell correctly the
name and address of every confectioner's
shop he visited in London. and could as
readily tell the date of every visit. The
faculty of number is usually slightly de-
velOped in feeble minded children, while
memory is fairly well developed yet oc-
casionally the power of mental arith-
metic has been well developed. Impro-
visation is an occasional faculty. Memory
of tune is very common faculty among
the feeble minded; they readily acquire
simple airs. and rarely forget them.
In none of the cases of idiot savants
has there been any history of the possess
sion of a similar faculty by the parents or
sisters or brothers. In one case a necropsy
is reported by DR.. J. l.. Down. of Lon
don. The boy had a remarkable indeed,
perfect, appreciation of past or passing
time. There was no difference from an
ordinary brain. with the exception that
there We're two well marked and distinct
soft commisslures. DR.. Downs explana-
ton of the phenomenon was that, as
every movement of the house was abso-
lutely punctual. he had data from which
he could estimate the time by accurate
appreciation of its flux.
Every form of mental deviation may
be met with in the congenital feeble
minded. They may become the subjects
of acute and chronic mania. or acute and
chronic melancholia and dementia. Oc-
casiolally, under the influence of acute
mania. the feeble intellect of youth be-
comes famed into a brighter flame. The
taciturn may become loquacious; the
! timid and respectful. proud and defiant:
the amiable and tractable, abusive and
destructive. Three remarkable instances
occurred to DIR. Down of BOYS who had
never been able to speak making Use of
well formed sentences during the high
febrile state of acute pneumonia or
scarlatina.
1t is of much interest to report all such
cases. as they throw great light on the
workings of the human mind in health.
Medical and Surgical Reports
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
Fearnaught Farm.
THE SIRE OF CAPlTOLA 2:24.
From Dunton's spirit of the T

from luntOns spirit OF the Turf.
In the last two numbers of your paper
you say that Capitola was sired by
Woodbury.. In the last number you say :
"There seems to be no doubt about the
sire of Capitola 2:24. She was bred by
w. J. Medley, Ottawa, H., whose books
show conclusiyely that no horse but
Woodbury. served the mare before Capt.
tOla was foalcd." | wish you would say
whether you or Mr.. Nceley is the author
of that statement. ] wish to say that
have the sworn testimony of the man who
owned the dam of Capitola that Mr.. Nee
ley assured him that she was bred to my
horse Ensign the year before Capitola
was foaled and that Mr.. Medley charged
him $50 for the services of Ensign, and
he paid it, and that Woodbury. stood at
$50 the season that Capitola was sired.
If Mr.. Medley is telling the truth now,
what was he telling when he said the
dam of Capitola was bred to Ensign, and
how did he obtain the Sl5 more than
Woodbury. stood at? Was it by repre-
senting that the mare was bred to En-
sign? Now after ascertaining these facts
will you still say there is no doubt that
Capitola was sired by Woodbury.?
MORRIS j. WILLIAMS.
We know nothing about this case of
our personal knowledge excepting that
we have examined stud books in which
Mr.. Neeley and his man, who had charge
of the stations at Mr.. Neely's place,
made entries of mares served by said
Neeley's horses. These books show that
Woodbury. is the sire of Capitola. Not
only so, but Mr.. Neeley declares without
equivocation that he owned the mare at
the time she was covered by Woodbury.
and, also, that no other horse served her
that year. Mr.. Medley also afiirms that
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
TELESCOPE

We notice our friend, a. b. Ashley,
Esq, of Milton, has come out with new
pedigree. This, after some correspond
ence with Mr.. Wallace, who did not help
him any; but friend Ashley, left to his
own resources. made venture, and says
that the horse Telescope, which stood in
various parts of Vermont, sixty to sew
enty-tve years ago, and was quite con-
spicuOus as sire, was by Potomac, son
of Messenger.
We suppose that Mr.. Ashley made this
up from an old advertisement published
in the REGISTER of January n, 1857,
taken from the Bellows Falls Advertiser
of 1921, which states that the subscriber
had brought direct from New York the
noted horse Telescope, IA bright bay, sired
by Potomac, his grandsire the imported
horse old Messenger.
The Telescope that stood in Chittenden
county, and became conspicuous in YER
mont, grandsire of Davis Flying Nor
gan, and the dam of Whalebone, etc., was
purchased of a Mr.. Soper of Boston and
brought to Williston, spring of 1914, by
IIeman Allen, Jabez Penniman, Roger
Enos and Edward Washburn. He was a
light bay, rising 10 hands, foaled in 1907
and said to have been bred on Long Is
land. In 1920 f. o. Hubbell and William
A. Butler advertised the noted horse Tel
escope in Jericho and Essex.
1t is possible, so far as these dates
show, that these two horses are the
same, but hardly possible. We do not,
however, consider it bad guess; but if
it is anything more than guess we wish
Mr.. Ashley would give the information
upon which it is based. We do not find
Telescope advertised in Chittenden coun-
ty in 1921, though he is repeatedly adver-
tised there in the following years. Meth
er can we find this horse in Bruce's Stud
Book, although it is claimed in the first
advertisement of him 1914 that he had
been celebrated runner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
EARLY HORSE LITERATURE.

The following advertisements are from
files of The Washingtonian. published at
Windsor. VT, for ISL. Punch. lately
brought into this country by VIM. Jarvis.
ESP. of Chelsea, at 81 to Sc; by the not
ed imported horse old Punch. dam by
Eclipse. The Forester, - to Sc. at
Weathersfield. Claremont and Spring
field; Ii hands, sired by noted race horse
Kill Deer of Scotland and imported by
Col. Benz. Colt of Philadelphia in 1905.
Darius Jones of Weathersiield hunting
stud advertises Young TouchStone, 1873,
bred in New Jersey. by imported Hunter
Touchstone: also Balloon, l5-l. bred in
Maryland. by High Flyer.
These are from the Massachusetts Spy
or Worcester Gazette, published at Wor-
cester. Mass. burlington college library ::
At Hardwick the elegant full-blooded
horse. lately from the State of New York,
by Lath. dam by Wildar; signed, Mar
tin kinsley. The same year Sultan is adj
vertised in Princeton; and IAN elegant
English horse called the Wildair:' his
sire was the famous imported Wildair,
bay, l5-2, six years old, eight to 20 shil-
lings, at Brooktield; and Hero, at North
field also Roebuck, l5-2, at Grafton.
In 1883 is advertised the noted horse
Pilgrim at Northboro and Young Sultan
at Rutland, four years old. l5-2.
In l7Ss Pilgrim and Young Sultan are
advertised; sire. the celebrated Peacock,
imported by the late Gov. Wentworth of
New Hampshire. that has been acknowl-
edged the completest horse on every ac-
count ever brought to America. Sultan
is u hands, three years old. moves with
great majesty; 10 to 20 shillings Rutland,
l7SS.
In 1890 Young Hero, descended from
the famous Wildair, dam from Bold Brit
ON, bay - hands, six years old, is adver-
tised by II. Taylor, Northboro and Roe
buck, cinnamon color, about II hands, by
c. French of Grafton.
In 1854 John Green advertises half
/ blOoded black horse with Arabian sire at
nine shillings; came from the beautiful
black horse imported from Arabia by
Timothy Ruggles, Esq, of Hardwick.
In 1885 the Chandler or Taylor Horse
is advertised at Shrewsbury at 81 to war
rant.
We found in the Fletcher library at
Burlington complete files of the Free
Press from vol l, 1927. In 1928 is adver-
tisement of auction sale of horses, one
sorrel horse, four years old, by Don
QuiXote; one black horse, three years
old; one blood mare, 10 years old, by
Robin; one mare, five years old, by Rob
in; one bay mare, four years old, by Bed
ford. The same year X. ii. Gould adver-
tises the Urilleas horse at Burlington al
S.. The full-blooded horse Napoleon
the same horse that has stood the last
three years at Essex, at Jericho, Fairfax
and Essex; beautiful dapple gray, large
size, justly made and moves elegantly
movement easy at 10 miles an hour
Signed, Roswell Butler and Jehiel Blood
Sir Walter-1his well-known horse al
Mr.. Henry Thomas stable in Burlington
Signed, Paul Kauntz and dated 1928.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
LOUIS NAPOLEON.
SIRE OF CHARLES HILTON, 2.i7 ~, AND
JEROME EDDY, 2,I6 ~

We have received from those enterpris-
ing breeders, Messrs. Dewey and Stew
art of Owosso, Michigan, circular
which shows that their stallion, Louis
Napoleon, son of Volunteer, is one of the
seven great sires which have sired two
OF more trotters with records better than
2lS. The circular. which we have not
space to copy in full, gives much other
information of the get of Louis Napole-
ON, which shows him to be great sire of
speed; and a. he is Volunteer. we do not
best staying qualities.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

A Banker to His Employe-Here are
100 francs for "a present, or rather 81. so,
for | have deducted 1-2 per cent. for
discount.-New York Graphic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
Trustees Sale
OF A.
LOT ON WEST STREET, ANNAPOLIS.

DY VIRTUE of decree of the Or
Id phans' Court for Anne Arundel
county, Maryland, dated the 25th day of
January, 1887, and passed in a cause in
said Court depending, wherein Noble
Watkins is plaintiff and Mary Jane Brice,
executrix of John III. Brice, deceased,
William Brice and others are defendants,
the undersigned, as trustee, will offer at
public sale on the premises on
Thursday. the 18th day of June, 1887.
at Il. 80 o'clock p. NJ. All the right, title
and estate of the said John III. Brice de-
ceased, and of the parties to said cause in
and to Lot of Ground lying on the South
aide of West Street Extended, in the city
of Annapolis and sad county, adjoining
the property of the Asbury M. E. Church
said lot has front of about twenty
feet on West Street Extended and depth
of about eighty feet and is improved by a
small frame shop.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the de
cree One third in cash on the day of
sale; the residue in two equal instalments
at six and twelve months, bearing interest
and secured by bonds with satisfactory
securities. J. WRIT RANDALL,
3 oats Trustee.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

AN IDLE RUMoR.-Every State
and everybody have presented can
didates for the place on the Supreme
Bench made vacant by the death of
Justice Woods. The President has
been credited and charged with in
clining to this man or favoring that
one, with being disposed to appoint
from this section or to take a Judge
from that State. But the most inn
probable story is that which de-
clares the President seriously con-
templates the appointment of Sen
ator Edmunds. This is so improb-
able as to be silly. Judge Edmunds
is not lacking in most of the essen
tial qualifications; that is to say, he
possesses the legal learning and
ability, has a judicial mind, is hon.
est and above suspicion and is a
hard worker. in many respects he
would have no superior ifthere we're
a peer on the bench. But he is not
only prominent Republican, but
is fanatical in his partisan likes
and dislikes, and bigot in his po-
litical opinions. Furthermore, he
is perhaps the Presidents bitterest
political enemy in Congress, hating
Democracy almost yenomously and
vicious in his opposition to the Dem
ocratic chieftain. Congress had no
sooner convened after Cleveland's
Inauguration than Edmunds antag-
onized the President, and he has
since been relentless and radical in
his war against the Administration.
1t is not believed that Senator Ed
munds would accept the place; to
go upon the Supreme Bench would
be to destroy his chances of eleva-
ton to the Presidency, and take
him out Of the field of politics.
field in which he is so much at home
and where he delights to dwell.
Judge Edmunds will not go into
the Supreme Court at the solicita-
ton of President Cleveland while
the latter retains his senses and can
command his intelligence.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

s ANNAfOL1ct MI, 1AoJ AOtAt 49,
OEALED PROPOSALS will be received
y at this Office, until II o'clock A. NJ. on
the 18th day of June, 1887, for supplying
such quantities of Fresh Beef, Vegetables,
and Fresh Bread as may be required at the
following Navy Yards and Stations for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888, viz:
Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestown, Mass,
Newport, r. l., Brooklyn, n. T., League
Island, Pa, Annapolis Md, Washington,
D. c., Norfolk, Va, Pensacola, Fla, and
Mare Island, Cal.
Specifications and blank proposals can
be obtained upon application at the In
spection Provisions and Clothing at any
of the Navy Yards or to the Pay Officers
at Stations.
Proposals may be made for one or more
articles deliverable at one or more Yards
or Stations, and win be considered sepa-
rately for each article and place of deliv-
cry.
The Government reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Proposals should be enclosed in sealed
envelopes and marked Proposals for
fresh provisions, water or baking. =
J. PORTER LOOMS,
Paymaster, II. s. Navy,
6-17 General stOrekeeper N. a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

SUICIDES multiply as the season
advances. The number of those
who for some time past have put an
end to their lives has been unus.
ually large, although there is no
known reason why so many should
have become tired of life at a season
of the year when nature is putting
on her fairest garb and life would
seem to be best worth living.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
Communicated.
"A Nut" for the Ridgely-Melvin
Coordination TO Crack"

ssThe Wells Combination viii not
only support the nominations made
by the Democratic County Conyen-
ton, July 10TH. Internationally, !"
but has alsCays supported the RegW-
lar Democratic Nominees. Have
both Editors Of the Ersnimg Repst6-
lican alscags done the same ssNow
show your hands gentlemen" and
answer the question +?
"THE WELLS COMBINATION. =
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
PROPOSALS FOR ICE.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLOTHING,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 10, 1887.

GEALED PROPOSALS, embossed
y PROPOSALS. FOR FURNISHING
ICE" will be received at this Bureau,
from regular dealers only, until11 o'clock
AM, WEDNESDAY. JUNE %, 1887,
and opened Immediately thereafter, in
the presence of bidders, for the supply
of such quantities of ice as may be re-
quired, from day to day, at the various
Navy Yards and Stations, for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1888. Specifications,
blank proposals and schedules of quaint
ty required at each Yard can be obtained
upon application to the Inspection of Pro-
visions and Clothing at any of the Navy
Yards. Proposals will be received for
one or more Yards, as the bidder may
elect.
The Department reserves the right to
reject any proposals not considered ad
vantageous to the Government, and to
waive informalities.
JAMES FULTON,
Paymaster General,
sal. U. S. Navy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

The President has tired of fish,
ing. lie left the Adirondacks yes.
terday, and viii pay a visit to Gov.
Hill tomorrow at Albany. lie
was not very successful as a fisher
man, and viii now try his hand on
the politicians. lie viii then return
to the White House and give his
attention to reducing his counte-
nance to an abnormal condition,
now greatly swallow and disfigured
b the pestifferous black fly.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

The republican State Central COM
mittee meeting in Baltimore yester
day, was well attended. DR.. w. G.
Tuck, DR.. II. B. CAN'T, and Asa
S. Linthlcum represented this coun-
ty. President NALL made very
encouraging speech, and the preva-
lent idea seemed to be for straight
out ticket for state and county NOM
nations. Wednesday, August "a,
1887, was fixed upon as the meeting
of the repu blican state convention
to nominate candidates for COVER
nor, comptroller and attorney gen.
eral. The time for holding the
primaries in the counties was left
to the local authorities. The meet
ing was harmonious, and several
stirring speeches were listened to
before the close of the meeting.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

TnE question has been asked: Can
hogs be taught tricks We don't
know how it is with the four legged
kind, but the two legged hogs know
little else than tricks.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
FOR SHERIFF.

CHEsTERFIELD, May 80, 49,
Mr.. EDITOR If MR.. HENRY M.
COX, will consent to allow his name to
go before the democratic primaries for
the office of Sheriff, he win receive the
united support of the Democracy of the
SECOND DISTRICT.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

AMERICAN circus performances
and the wonders" and "curiosi-
ties of the menagerie are now the
most attractive shows on the earth.
The Old World has no such amuse-
ments and instruction for her peo-
pie. England and France can come
near the American circus but as yet
in neither country have Barnum
and Forepaugh been equalled. And
these shows afforded popular graf
ification from which their proprie-
tors draw large profits.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

A PARABLE.-A man owns sew
eral vacant lots in a city. Houses
to rent are scarce and command
good prices, and find ready occu-
pants, but the man who owns the
lots has not got money enough to
build houses. His whole income
is expended in meeting his ordinary
expenses, and he is deprived of
profitable income through his inabil-
ity to improve his property, for, had
he money to build, he could readily
rent to advantage. Finally, some
friend suggests that he borrow mon
ey on some of his land, and build
some new cottages to rent. lie acts
upon the suggestion, builds the
houses, improves the property, and
at the of end five years has received
money enough from the rents to
more than pay for the original ex-
penditure, besides finding his pro-
perty worth three times the amount
the vacant lots were worth. lie has
cleared the mortgage off his proper
ty, and can walk around with his
hands in his pockets. Has he made
a good investment Did it pay to
borrow the money? Have the houses
cost him anything? Is he any poorer
for having borrowed or is he more
wealthy?
There is room for improvement In
Annapolis, but have not got the
money to make them. Would it be
safe to borrow money at six per
cent. at our present rate of taxation?
Our city, county, state and school
tax, under our present system, is
about 2 per cent. which added to
the interest on borrowed capital,
would make the investment cost us
per cent. per annum-and when
insurance and necessary repairs to
property are added-it is doubtful
whether the venture would pay. 1t
is therefore manifestly our duty as
good citizens to do something to
relieve the heavy burden of taxation
under which we have so long labor
ed, so that we could make borrowed
capital available. Two expedients
have been proposed Separation
from the county, or Forfeiture of
our Charter. No true Annapol-
itan could entertain the latter prop
osition for a moment. We. must
maintain our city existence at all
hazards. Separation then, is the
only remedy known. How can it
be accomplished? Not by sitting
still and lamenting over the ills we
suffer.
We number able lawyers and bu-
siness men among our citizens,
whose duty it is to take up this
serious matter and devise the way
and trust to the people to find the
means to carry it safely out. 1t is
probably not as difficult as it may
appear. The city languishes, and
the county derives little benefit from
our moribund condition. A sepa-
ration, therefore, would be mutu-
ally beneficial, and when that is
clearly shown to our county friends
more than half tho difficulties viii
be removed.
The constant demands upon our
time preclude us from entering
upon proper discussion of this
subject, and we invite others, who
are not daily driven as we are, to take
the initiative in this reform, which
is far more important to our people
than all hemany reforms our polit4
zeal leaders are so full of.
The President has tired of fish
ing. He left the Adirondacks yes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09

Try TIE LiIyiputi0R Extracts, the finest
extracts for the Handkerchief ever sold
In this city. imported direct from France.
Our enterprising Druggists, MessrsJ w.
Hodges s. Co. Of the City Drug store have
secured the agency for this city.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
FOR STATE SENATOR.

AR. EDITOR.-I hereby annou nee to the
IVA Democratic voters of Anne A rundel
County. the name of EDWARD G. CAN'T,
for the State Senate, subject to the decision of
the County Convention. The Convention would
not only honor itself in comforting upon him
this nomination, but it would do honor to the
party and the county he represents He would
poll more votes than any man in his party.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
"A CARD
FOR STATES ATTORNEY.

To the Democratic Voters Of
Anae arundel County:
/ respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for the office of States Attorney
for Anne Arundel county-and, if nomi-
mated for said office by the democratic
party will perform the duties appertain-
ing thereto with fidelity and zeal
Very respectfully,
FERDINAND MULLAN.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-09
It FL Z
CAPITAL HOUSE
Lager Beer and Wine S2IDll
CHR. SPENGLER, Proprietor,
Cor. East 81. and State Circl,
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
Ice Cold Beer always on DrauxA,,

BH~The Bar is supplied at all time,
with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Board and Lodging by the day, wees
or month, at moderate rates. A Lunch
furnished at any time. A first Class
house in all respects. EI